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Luke 20:9-19 GNB ...Then Jesus told the people this parable: "There was once a man who planted a vineyard, rented it out to tenants, and then left home for a long time. (10) When the time came to gather the grapes, he sent a slave to the tenants to receive from them his share of the harvest. But the tenants beat the slave and sent him back without a thing. (11) So he sent another slave; but the tenants beat him also, treated him shamefully, and sent him back without a thing. (12) Then he sent a third slave; the tenants wounded him, too, and threw him out. (13) Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my own dear son; surely they will respect him!' (14) But when the tenants saw him, they said to one another, 'This is the owner's son. Let's kill him, and his property will be ours!' (15) So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. "What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to the tenants?" Jesus asked. (16) "He will come and kill those men, and turn the vineyard over to other tenants." When the people heard this, they said, "Surely not!" (17) Jesus looked at them and asked, "What, then, does this scripture mean? 'The stone which the builders rejected as worthless turned out to be the most important of all.' (18) Everyone who falls on that stone will be cut to pieces; and if that stone falls on someone, that person will be crushed to dust." (19) The teachers of the Law and the chief priests tried to arrest Jesus on the spot, because they knew that he had told this parable against them; but they were afraid of the people.
Luke 20:9-19 ESV ...And he began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard and let it out to tenants and went into another country for a long while. (10) When the time came, he sent a servant to the tenants, so that they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed. (11) And he sent another servant. But they also beat and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. (12) And he sent yet a third. This one also they wounded and cast out. (13) Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.' (14) But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.' (15) And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? (16) He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others." When they heard this, they said, "Surely not!" (17) But he looked directly at them and said, "What then is this that is written: "'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone'? (18) Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him." (19) The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.
Luke 20:9-19 GW ...Then, using this illustration, Jesus spoke to the people: "A man planted a vineyard, leased it to vineyard workers, and went on a long trip. (10) "At the right time he sent a servant to the workers to obtain from them a share of the grapes from the vineyard. But the workers beat the servant and sent him back with nothing. (11) So he sent a different servant. The workers beat him, treated him shamefully, and sent him back with nothing. (12) Then he sent a third servant. But they injured this one and threw him out of the vineyard. (13) "Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What should I do? I'll send my son, whom I love. They'll probably respect him.' (14) "When the workers saw him, they talked it over among themselves. They said, 'This is the heir. Let's kill him so that the inheritance will be ours.' (15) So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. "What will the owner of the vineyard do to them? (16) He will destroy these workers and give the vineyard to others." Those who heard him said, "That's unthinkable!" (17) Then Jesus looked straight at them and asked, "What, then, does this Scripture verse mean: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone'? (18) Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken. If that stone falls on anyone, it will crush that person." (19) The scribes and the chief priests wanted to arrest him right there, but they were afraid of the people. They knew that he had directed this illustration at them.
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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